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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Mani Mina

the students is the fact that they are all computer literate. They haveexperience with e-mails, chats, Web browsing, and, in particular, some type of computer-based games. Knowledge and comfort with the computer and using the computer forclass projects is essential for the college life. So, one may look at the computer-basedcharacteristics of the students and treat them as the most essential characteristics forsuccess. It should be noted that due to the narrow, unsupervised nature of the students’computer utilization, some of the students have developed habits and characteristics thatcan hinder their progress in the university if they do not harness their talents correctly.After careful observation of the students in the freshman class in

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Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jack McGourty

engineering programs while it offers students detailed information that can be used todevelop technically and professionally.II. System History and DevelopmentOver the past three years, SEAS has worked with student groups and faculty to develop acomprehensive web-enhanced course evaluation system to improve academic programs andcourses as well as to measure learning outcomes. The genesis of the system began three yearsago with a student project, funded by NSF Gateway Coalition, that allowed faculty evaluationdata to be uploaded to a website for student review. The website, known as Oracle (Figure 1),allowed students to review evaluation data by course or professor to guide them in courseselection. The introduction of public ratings had a profound

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Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

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Peter Edwards

award of a Fellowship 2 from theHigher Education Funding Council for England’s National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, theauthor obtained three years’ further funding in 2000 for the project and its applets to becomea worldwide Internet resource (MathinSite3).MathinSiteMathinSite is an on-going project whose mathematics applets are its mainstay. MathinSite’sprimary aim is to deepen student understanding of mathematics through the use ofinteractive, stimulating, visually dynamic software. An example is shown in the followingfigure - a screenshot from the ‘Mass / Spring / Damper’ applet. The scrollbars on the right here

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Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kimberly Barron; Anita Todd; Robert Pangborn

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Collection Issues Forum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Bernier

, soexpensive that many small colleges cannot afford them or justify their cost since these schoolsoften tend to have smaller electronic collections. With all the new linking features that mostcommercial database services have today, smaller colleges need not be left out of today’s linkingtrends. Two of these features include the ability to add a local collection to a commercialdatabase, the static approach, or linking the database directly to the Online Public AccessCatalog (OPAC), the dynamic approach. The library at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, asmall engineering and science college in Indiana has utilized these features to connect itselectronic resources to create a more dynamic and simpler searching process. The project wascarried out

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jack Matson; Elizabeth Kisenwether

on written and oral communications, ability to work on multi-disciplinary teams, project planning and management skills. · Alumni interest and financial support via endowments for engineering entrepreneurship education is growing. · Participation in REEE2000 and REEE2001 Conferences – Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education, at Stanford University - confirmed that good engineering design in inherently a creative process, and gaining business acumen is key for Page 7.798.1 engineering entrepreneurship education. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education

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Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Ribando

problems andespecially by including “concept” questions along with conventional problem solving inassessing student performance.IntroductionIn recent years we have transformed our undergraduate heat transfer course from atypical “chalk-and-talk” lecture course to include what we call a “studio” session. Thelatter, a two-hour “hands-on” session held in a room provided with a computer for eachpair of students, supplements the two lectures each week that are held in a room having acomputer and projection system just for the instructor. Unlike the two other “hands-on”computer classrooms in our building, the one we use for the heat transfer studio sessions

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New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mark Smith; Denny Mahoney

driving principle, supported as necessary by business and Page 7.914.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education(systems) engineering disciplines. Targeted students include mid-career engineers andtechnical specialists with career paths to senior management.PD21 began as a two-year pilot project with funding from the National Science Foundation,during which time the consortium grew to four universities, adding the Naval PostgraduateSchool in 2000. PD21 is a consistent educational program based on

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff

them an experience of howproducts are designed and assembled. The main drawback of this approach is scalability. Weoffer this course to nine sections of 32 students each. This still only reaches 20 percent of ourentering engineering students. To address the issue of offering active learning opportunities to allentering freshman, we have worked to develop activities that could be offered during the regularclass time rather than as a separate laboratory.Pilot Project 1Development and implementation of any significant change in course delivery method, in thiscase hands-on early design activities, for the entire entering engineering class at Virginia Techrequires significant planning and trials. There are usually thirty-six sections of EF1015

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Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Dantzler; Kevin Whitaker; Jim Richardson

grouping, cooperative learning, teamdesign projects, and an emphasis on written and oral communication. Student record dataindicates that the program has improved retention in the engineering program but has hadminimal effect on achievement. Anecdotal evidence from follow-on teachers, however, suggeststhat the TIDE program may have soft skill carry-over effects. Upper-class engineering studentswho participated in the TIDE program may exhibit more confidence, better communication skillsand greater team skills than their traditional program counterparts. To test this hypothesis, engineering faculty who teach downstream design courses thatrely heavily on student soft skills were asked to rate past students on a variety of dimensions.Each rater

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Flores; Jose Fierro; Daniel Grajeda; Steve Stafford; Rosa Gomez

paper, we willhighlight their student experiences:Before Daniel and Jose began working at ACES, both had worked for the CircLES of Learningfor Entering Students (CircLES) program on campus as orientation leaders: Daniel, as asophomore and Jose, as a freshman. The CircLES program, also an MIE initiative, is a week-long orientation program for freshmen entering the university in the fields of science,engineering and mathematics. For six weeks during the summer, Daniel and Jose facilitatedmodules, led tours, assisted with design projects and constantly interacted with incomingfreshmen. Working for CircLES introduced them to many skills that they are now applying at

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steve Thomas; Vinod Lohani; Bevlee Watford

Session 2793 Object Oriented Analysis of Weather Data in Virginia Steven Thomas, Vinod Lohani, Bevlee Watford Senior, Computer Engineering/Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals/Director, Minority Engineering Program, Virginia TechAbstract An object-oriented approach is presented to analyze drought patterns in Virginiausing probabilistic analysis of long - term weather data (i.e. Palmer Drought SeverityIndex (PDSI)). The study is a part of an undergraduate research project, funded by theoffice of the Minority Engineering program under a VT-GE program, at Virginia Tech.The purpose of the

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Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachel Collins; Matthew Ohland

. This paper will briefly describe the larger project, which will study a variety ofapproaches to improving the success of freshman engineering students, and specifically report onthe catalog and meta-analysis of summer bridge programs. The catalog will classify programs bytheir design options and the meta-analysis will review highlights of assessment results drawinggeneralizations where possible.IntroductionAcross the country, there is an extensive base of experience in the design and implementation ofprograms intended to improve the success of first-year engineering students. Significantresources have been spent to identify best practices in the education of first-year students (ingeneral), including entire organizations and conferences. 1 It

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Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

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S. Scott Moor

key environmental and safety concerns for the process, a review of the key uses of the product, a discussion of key economic issues including quantitative information such as current market price, total annual market, etc.In addition students are encouraged to include a simple flow diagram usually copied from one oftheir sources.I direct the students to eight basic references. Providing these references helps the project meetthe constraint of this being a quick assignment that is within a first year students’ capabilities.Three of the references provide simple introductions to the topics.1,2,3 Three are standardchemical process engineering references which are still fairly accessible to students not yettrained in

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gretchen Hein; Sheryl Sorby

experiments andstudies. A summary of each exploration is given in the following.Mining Engineering: With the intent of offering an overview of the mining/minerals industry, the session addressed the Mining and Mineral Process Engineering curriculum, potential careers, and a demonstra- tion using a computer to model an ore body. The teachers were introduced to the various phases involved in exploration, development, and the operation of a mine. Images were shown of the various phases of a particular project. A CD of these images was sent to the teachers so they could introduce their students to mining engineering. Page 7.1312.2Environmental

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Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

program and these firms.J. Funding OpportunitiesOne of the primary issues for a startup company is raising initial funding, and the CEOs Program Page 7.314.5provides information about and couples the fledgling companies with potential sources. The Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationUniversity of Maryland’s engineering school conducts a program called the Maryland IndustrialPartnerships (MIPS) Program. MIPS can provide funds to match company funds to supportR&D projects to develop products

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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patricia LaCourse; Barrett Rock

students thought organizing and editing skills would be mostuseful early in their degree program, but they had difficulty finding time in their busy schedules. Adding a writing course is not the answer, because it further burdens a packed curriculumand concepts learned do not necessarily transfer to the thesis task. Steinker describes a coursefor the preparation of a thesis.14 He laments the lack of readiness in research and writing skills ofthe average student. His course, however, was provided prior to rather than in conjunction withthe actual thesis project. Most students have no idea of the effort that a thesis demands. Many tend to begin thewriting stage when research is almost finished. Although this was understandable before

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Using Animation and Simulation in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephen Kuyath

improve the animations before they were placed on theweb. The advantages to creating the animations were: 1) More efficient use of class time. Lessclass time was used to introduce addressing modes so that more time was available to discussadvanced topics; and 2) Better student comprehension. Students’ grades and projects improvednoticeably. The final product took time to develop. Methods used to develop the animations andsome lessons learned will be discussed. Data will be presented, based on students’ grades andopinions that will show that the addition of web-based computer animations made the coursemore efficient and effective.Introduction:For many years the author taught introductory microprocessor courses and found that manystudents had a

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gurdip Singh

Session 1420 Evaluating the Impact of Real-time Systems Theory Course on a Multidisciplinary Embedded Systems Curriculum G. Singh1 , M. Mizuno1 , M. Neilsen1 , D. Lenhert2 , N. Zhang3 , A. Gross41 Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Kansas State University (KSU), fsingh,masaaki,neilseng@cis.ksu.edu2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KSU, lenhert@ksu.edu3 Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, KSU, zhangn@ksu.edu4 The IDEA Center, 211 S. Seth Child Road, Manhattan, KS, agross@ksu.edu Abstract The ChERT project is

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New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Tebbe

the final resultwill be given directly to contractors for implementation. A third student, who also interned at theplant for one semester, is currently working on a senior project to help develop part of an energymanagement plan for campus. Whereas the first two students are mechanical engineering majorsthis student is in management engineering. The American Power Conference (APC) is held annually in Chicago, IL. In conjunction with Page 7.1186.3the conference the Sponsored Student Faculty (SSF) program allows students and faculty toattend conference sessions and activities designed to expose students to the energy industry.These

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Manufacturing Processes and Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sybillyn Jennings; Sunderesh Heragu; Robert Graves; Charles Malmborg

HELPFigure 2 Ten Principles Module Information DesignWhen the CD is launched, the user is taken to the Introduction screen from which an introductory video "Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 7.672.3 Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education"containing a message from the project director can be launched. The bottom of this screen has iconsthat allow the user to proceed to the:• goals and objectives screen• CD navigation screen that includes animated demonstrations illustrating how a user can

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International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

global poster session using the Internet and the WorldWide Web. The intent was to simulate electronically a traditional session in whichpresenters gave summaries of papers describing and analyzing projects in engineeringeducation, and engaged in dialogue with members in attendance at the session. The hopewas that such educators would use provided web locations to share 'best practices' withtheir peers globally, and in the process of reviewing other such submissions wouldcontinue their own professional development.Announcements about the electronic conference began to circulate in the late springbefore the conference. Submissions were posted as they were received. At the actualSEFI meeting the papers were summarized and the results presented as

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Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andre Mund; Mohammed Haque

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachel Specht; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

) to performsimple mass and energy balances on the lungs, (4) to prepare a simple process flow diagram, and(5) use a process simulator to perform mass and energy balances.Introduction Rowan’s two-semester Freshman Clinic sequence introduces all freshmen engineeringstudents to engineering in a hands-on, active learning environment. Engineering measurementsand reverse engineering methods are common threads that tie together the different engineeringdisciplines. Previous reverse engineering projects have involved common household productssuch as automatic coffee makers [1,2,3] hair dryers and electric toothbrushes [4]. Recently, thehuman body was added to the repetoire of familiar machines to be reverse engineered. In asemester-long project

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

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Timothy Maxwell; Michael Parten

emissions and improved fueleconomy. In line with these problems, recent work at AVEL has included the conversion of a2000 model General Motors Suburban to a fuel cell powered vehicle.The development of the vehicle is a multidisciplinary project with students from mechanicalengineering, electrical engineering and computer science involved. The majority of the teammembers are enrolled in a two-semester senior design sequence. However, some graduatestudents and volunteers also participated in the program. Faculty advisors from both electrical andmechanical engineering provide guidance for the team.The fuel cell’s performance is directly related to a large number of factors, which must be

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Constans; Jennifer Kadlowec; Beena Sukumaran; Paris von Lockette; Douglas Cleary

tools to enhance studentlearning in statics, solid mechanics and other engineering courses involving the concepts of forces,moments, displacements and stresses. Since statics and solid mechanics courses are core coursesin the Mechanical and Civil Engineering programs and taught commonly between these programs,faculty in these programs have joined together in this effort. The tools were developed to meetthe goals and objectives listed below. Descriptions of the tools and their intended uses in variouscourses are given along with the equipment.Goals and Objectives The goals of this initiative are listed below. The manner in which these objectives will be metis developed in the project description.1. Develop hands-on and visualization tools to

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Duggins

process, or specifically, software process, is fundamental to the notion ofsoftware quality assurance. Humphrey 11 defines the software process as “the sequence of stepsrequired to develop or maintain software” and a software process definition as “a description ofthis process.” The software process definition should guide the individual software engineers asthey work. An organization that has a well-defined process description can better coordinate thework of individuals and track their progress. As new methods are identified, they areincorporated into the process definition, facilitating learning by allowing new projects to build onprior experiences.The Capability Maturity Model provides a way for organizations to assess the capabilities

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Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ingvar Gustavsson

which cannot be taken care of by remotely controlled switch matrices or robots is notrequired. The switch matrices can be used to form electrical circuits; additional cabling will then inmost cases be needed, however. This may limit the frequency range.In most laboratories today there are desktop instruments fitted with real front panels. One canguess that computer-based instruments with virtual front panels gradually will replace these. Itthen makes no difference if you handle instruments in local labs or by remote control.Nevertheless, students need a great deal of hands-on practice. At BTH students gain thisexperience in practical projects, which provide the right methodology to cope with real-world

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Taylor; Randal Goldberg; Oleg Gerovichev; Ian Donn; Anand Viswanathan

challenge, students were given two sets of Mindstorms and a LEGO VisionCommand set, which includes a programmable camera that can be interfaced to the RCX (aprogrammable LEGO “brick”). Students were required to build a robot that performs a simulatedtelesurgery with the camera used as the surgeon interface. The task involves designing aneffective method of recognizing the surgeon’s motion and interpreting it into proper robotmovements. The robot was to simulate a cutting procedure.1 This competition is described in greater detail in “From Science Projects to Engineering Bench: High School Page 7.1044.3Surgical Robot Competition” by

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New Programs and Textbooks in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rakie Cham; Brian Moyer

rating of 3.8 on the question “comparedto your other classes how much did you learn?” Students were also asked whether they thoughtA/View and Figure would be useful to their engineering training. The answer was an averagerating of 4.2. Finally, general opinions and typical teaching recommendations are listed below: • “I thought the class was very useful. I now feel that I can develop models on my own and how to analyze the results and alter the model accordingly. A/View is a fantastic tool and the applications for it are infinite.” • “I believe that a useful tool would be for the students to develop a project at the beginning of the semester. Then, as they progress through the class, they can create